We evaluated the analytical performance of a new, commercial, fully automated immunoturbidimetric assay for the determination of ferritin [FERLatex(X2)CN SEIKEN, Denka Seiken, Japan] in serum on the Olympus AU2700 analyzer. The new assay is a latex-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay with an analysis time of 10 min. The linearity of the assay was confirmed up to 2505 pmol/L (R-2 =0.999). The detection limit and the functional sensitivity were both 4.5 pmol/L. The intra- and inter-assay imprecision (CV) at 67, 506, 2186 pmol/L was < 1.8% and < 2.5%, respectively. Verification of the traceability to a WHO standard (80/578) showed a recovery of 102.6% (target value 449 pmol/L). No hook effect was observed in samples containing up to 33,705 pmol/L. The assay showed good correlation with the Beckman Immage nephelometric system (r=0.999). Hemoglobin <= 9.8 g/L), total bilirubin (<= 113 [Lmol/L), conjugated bilirubin (<= 109 mu mol/L) and rheumatoid factor (<= 5.2 x 10(5) IU/L) did not interfere with the assay. The reference interval (2.5-97.5 percentile) was 72-521 pmol/L for men and 27-267 pmol/L for women. The reference interval in patients with anemia, malignant tumors and hemochromatosis was 5.6-52, 130-2436 and 1465-2903 pmol/L, respectively. On the basis, of the receiver operating characteristic curve, the 90% sensitivity cut-off value to distinguish between patients with and without iron deficiency was 40 pmol/L. The new latex turbidimetric procedure for ferritin assay is an attractive alternative that avoids the need for dedicated instrumentation.
Preliminary evaluation of the performance of a new highly sensitive commercial immunoassay for serum ferritin determination / P. Signò, A. Barassi, R. Novario, G.V. Melzi d’Eril. - In: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. - ISSN 1434-6621. - 43:8(2005), pp. 883-885. [10.1515/CCLM.2005.149]
Preliminary evaluation of the performance of a new highly sensitive commercial immunoassay for serum ferritin determination
A. BarassiSecondo
;G.V. Melzi d’ErilUltimo
2005
Abstract
We evaluated the analytical performance of a new, commercial, fully automated immunoturbidimetric assay for the determination of ferritin [FERLatex(X2)CN SEIKEN, Denka Seiken, Japan] in serum on the Olympus AU2700 analyzer. The new assay is a latex-enhanced turbidimetric immunoassay with an analysis time of 10 min. The linearity of the assay was confirmed up to 2505 pmol/L (R-2 =0.999). The detection limit and the functional sensitivity were both 4.5 pmol/L. The intra- and inter-assay imprecision (CV) at 67, 506, 2186 pmol/L was < 1.8% and < 2.5%, respectively. Verification of the traceability to a WHO standard (80/578) showed a recovery of 102.6% (target value 449 pmol/L). No hook effect was observed in samples containing up to 33,705 pmol/L. The assay showed good correlation with the Beckman Immage nephelometric system (r=0.999). Hemoglobin <= 9.8 g/L), total bilirubin (<= 113 [Lmol/L), conjugated bilirubin (<= 109 mu mol/L) and rheumatoid factor (<= 5.2 x 10(5) IU/L) did not interfere with the assay. The reference interval (2.5-97.5 percentile) was 72-521 pmol/L for men and 27-267 pmol/L for women. The reference interval in patients with anemia, malignant tumors and hemochromatosis was 5.6-52, 130-2436 and 1465-2903 pmol/L, respectively. On the basis, of the receiver operating characteristic curve, the 90% sensitivity cut-off value to distinguish between patients with and without iron deficiency was 40 pmol/L. The new latex turbidimetric procedure for ferritin assay is an attractive alternative that avoids the need for dedicated instrumentation.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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